First published 2014
Courtney Robertson won season 16 of The Bachelor, but the cameras only captured part of her story. Known as the show's villain, Robertson now reveals what really happened behind the scenes. She takes readers through her experience competing for love on national television. The journey brought unexpected challenges as producers shaped storylines and edited footage. Robertson discovers that finding romance under constant surveillance creates complications no one warned her about. The fairy tale ending she thought she wanted turns into something more complex. She learns that winning doesn't guarantee happiness. The show ends, but real life begins with all its messy realities. Robertson must figure out how to build an authentic relationship after performing one for millions of viewers. Her story exposes the gap between reality TV romance and actual love.
Genres: memoir, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
272 pages · Hardcover · Dey Street Books